Vocab
The highest point on a wave
What is the crest
The equation for wave speed
What is V = f λ?
The 3 mediums
Solid, liquid, gas
Type of motion that goes from
here to there: one direction
What is linear motion
The distance from crest to crest
What is wavelength
Transverse waves are also known as this
What are electromagnetic waves?
Type of wave that requires a medium
Mechanical wave
which material does sound travel the fastest
What is solid
Force that tries to return an object to equilibrium
What is resting force
The number of waves that are produced in a certain amount of time
Whats frequency
The time that it takes to complete one complete cycle
What is a period
Xrays and Microwaves
What is electromagnetic
The substance a wave travels through
What is a medium
The repeated portion of the motion;
includes all of the steps of the motion.
What is cycle
If wavelength were to increase, what happens to frequency
What is decrease
How often or how quickly a wave passes by
Frequency
Disturbance that transmits energy through matter
What is a wave
Disturbance that moves from point to point through a medium
What is pulse
The maximum distance or
angle the motion moves from its center
position
What is amplitude
Distance a wave travels in a given amount of time
What is speed
Frequency shift due to motion
What is the Doppler Effect
A wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a transverse wave
The type of wave that can travel through empty space
What is empty space
Length of time for one cycle; how
long it takes for one repetition.
What is Period
The distance between fulls crests of a wave
What is a wavelength